as in discontinuance
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Recent Examples of phase out
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Several tax credits and incentives are set to be phased out early or end, impacting a wide range of projects, including solar, geothermal, nuclear, wind, and hydrogen.
—Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the Biden administration’s approval of California’s gas car phaseout was technically issued via a waiver, rather than a federal rule — raising questions about whether the CRA applied to it.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
But the break phases out slowly for individuals with more than $100,000 in income and couples with more than $200,000.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Several tax credits and incentives are set to be phased out early or end, impacting a wide range of projects, including solar, geothermal, nuclear, wind, and hydrogen.
—Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Noun
The recent fires in Los Angeles County should serve as a political rallying cry to accelerate the phaseout of oil and gas.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
However, the Biden administration’s approval of California’s gas car phaseout was technically issued via a waiver, rather than a federal rule — raising questions about whether the CRA applied to it.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Photograph by Lenne Chai Photograph by Lenne Chai Cat Bite Club As the sun goes down on Chinatown, Monument Lifestyle café turns off its espresso machine and a scarlet Cheshire cat sign flickers awake.—
Adam Erace,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2025
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When the engine is turned off, the system deactivates with an eerie sound.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Those cessations in breathing are what constitutes apnea.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
19 May 2025
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In multiple rounds of diplomacy in 2014 and 2015, after Russia’s takeover of Crimea and incursion into Ukraine’s Donbas region, France and Germany expended more effort on a cosmetic cessation of hostilities than on solving the underlying problems of regional security.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
Noun
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McNally blames that mismatch on the shutdown of refineries around the United States as forecasters projected weaker gasoline demand due to the rise of electric vehicles.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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The visitors also got 9 1/3 innings of one-run baseball from a shutdown bullpen featuring former Padres reliever Andrés Muñoz.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Are they employees searching for wrongful termination help?—
JC Serrano,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Staffers who dealt with a wide rang of geopolitical issues received termination notices as part of an NSC restructuring, which is expected to grant more authority to the State and Defense departments.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Although there is no cutoff level that clearly indicates the presence of cancer, many doctors use a cutoff of 4 nanograms per milliliter to recommend further tests with a urologist, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 May 2025
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According to 2024 sleep guidelines for shift workers, consume no more than 400mg of caffeine daily – about 2-3 cups of coffee – and set a cutoff point at least 4-6 hours before your planned bedtime.—
Marco Buscaglia,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Francesco Acerbi, the centre-back who moved up front and sent that Champions League semi-final to extra time, once again found himself in the opposition penalty area in stoppage time.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The Galaxy refused to quit and were rewarded when Reus chipped in a free kick from just outside the box in the 87th minute, giving the Galaxy their first point in a month — a point McCarthy saved with a brilliant goal-line stop of Hollingshead’s back-heel try deep in stoppage time.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Its implementation was interrupted by a complete statewide moratorium on water shutoffs during the COVID pandemic.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
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Florida is home to over 1.43 million veterans, and in 2019, over one-quarter reported living in households experiencing financial hardship, increasing their chances of experiencing a utility shutoff.—
Chelsea Rivera,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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